Wba Wordly Wise Vocabulary Book 7 Lesson 10

Front 1

Attest

Back 1

v. to declare or be evidence of something as true, genuine, or accurate.

Front 2

Axiom

Back 2

A statement or principal that requires no proof because its truth is obvious. adj. axiomatic

Front 3

Churlish

Back 3

Lacking good manners; rude, impolite

Front 4

Concoct

Back 4

To make up, prepare or invent. n. concoction

Front 5

Derivative

Back 5

n. something that grows out of or results from an earlier form or condition adj. based on what has gone before; lacking original

Front 6

Differentiate

Back 6

1.to see the difference; to distinguish 2. To be or make different

Front 7

Disparage

Back 7

To criticize in a negative, disrespectful manner. adj. disparaging

Front 8

Dissipate

Back 8

1. to break up and spread out do thinly as to disappear; to scatter or be scattered. 2. To spend or use foolishly

Front 9

Esoteric

Back 9

Not generally known or understood; familiar to only relatively small number of people

Front 10

Olfactory

Back 10

Relating to the sense of smell

Front 11

Plethora

Back 11

Too great a number; an excess

Front 12

Refurbish

Back 12

To make like new; to renovate

Front 13

Secrete

Back 13

1. To produce and give off 2. To place so as to be hidden from view; to conceal

Front 14

Vagary

Back 14

A departure from the normal, expected course; a whim or unpredictable action

Front 15

Volatile

Back 15

1. evaporating quickly. 2. Changing readily; explosive; unpredictable